2010 THE YEAR AHEAD
never fully dressed without his cloak and
dagger—nearly all of his biggest hits this
decade have cast him as a spy. His last
effort, Valkyrie, was dogged by the press
and managed only $83 million stateside (it
needed receipts from abroad to pay back
its debts). But C...

directed by Frenchman Louis Leterrier (The Transporter 2, The Incredible Hulk), is rumored to show the gods playing chess—a move that could make as many enemies as friends—and refashioned the saga of Perseus into a good old-fashioned hero epic.
Sam Worthington caps off the biggest 12 months of ...

public art installation starring nude photographs of himself and other adults with underdeveloped limbs. Disabled due to a discontinued tranquilizer known to cause deformities in utero, von Glasow searches for other “thalidomiders” (named for the guilty drug) to take part in the photo spread. In ...

16 years since Warner Bros.’ crack at the classic yarn, which with weekend, Sex and the City 2 has once more planted its stilet-Kevin Costner behind the bow and arrow took moviegoers for tos in Memorial Day weekend. Two years ago, the solid summer $390 million internationally. (The 1993 parody M...

2010 THE YEAR AHEAD
M
ay 2009 was a box ofﬁce bonanza. Et tu, 2010? The ﬁrst weekend should set the tone when Iron Man 2 brandishes its might. The ﬁrst installment was a smash hit with a $318 million domestic gross (and $585 worldwide). And the buzz is even bigger this time. You can’t ﬁght ...

2010 THE YEAR AHEAD
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emember The Fox and the Hound, thirds of its $101 million earnings, Universal rentals. In Faster, he co-stars with Billy Bob Disney’s 1981 classic kids weepie? might consider that a success). Thornton in a drama about an ex-con out Director Richard Rich has pro-Oct...

Haven’t heard of Inception, the big action ticket opening on
July 16? Take note now. This sci-ﬁ ﬂick is writer-director Chris
topher Nolan’s follow up to The Dark Knight. The plot has been
kept mostly under wraps, but what’s leaked out is that Leon
ardo DiCaprio plays a blackmailed business ex...